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[ adjective ] having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity
Examples "antithyroid drugs" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Antithyroid drugs are of two general types . The other group of antithyroid agents or drugs is typified by thiouracil . On_the_other_hand , there are a_few antithyroid drugs of this same general type , such as resorcinol , possessing no reducing activity and possibly acting through formation of a complex with molecular iodine . Any of the antithyroid drugs , of either type , if given in large enough doses for a long period_of_time will cause goitre , owing to inhibition of thyroid_hormone synthesis , with production of hypothyroidism . The antithyroid drugs of the thiouracil type , however , are not antagonised by such means . Related terms |
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